COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Delta of the Mississippi.
Obj Height cm:
36
Obj Width cm:
53
Scale 1:
60,000
Note:
Four engraved nautical charts on 1 sheet. Contents: (South West Pass) -- (South Pass) -- (Pass a Loutre, N.E. Pass, S.E. Pass) -- Sub-sketch of the Delta of the Mississippi. Scale 1:600,000. Depths shown by soundings. Includes sailing directions. In upper margin "Presented under authority of an act of Congress of the United States of June 3d 1844 by direction of the Treasury Department, A.D. Bache Superintendent Coast Survey."
Reference:
Guthorn p. 178; Rolston, J.N. Historical maps of Louisiana, 558.
Full Title:
Reconnoissance of the passes of the Delta of the Mississippi, Louisiana showing the changes since 1839 by the party under the command of Lieut. B.F. Sands, U.S. Navy & asst. U.S. Coast Survey. U.S. Coast Survey. A.D. Bache, Superintendent. Published in 1852. (with logo) U.S. Coast Survey Office.
List No:
2470.044
Series No:
48
Pub Date:
1854
Pub Title:
(Covers to) Maps and charts of the United States Coast Survey. A.D. Bache, Superintendent. To July, 1854.
Pub Reference:
P1269; U.S. Atlases L 167.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
2470.000
Pub Maps:
57
Pub Height cm:
31
Pub Width cm:
28
Image No:
2470044
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 2007
Publisher Location:
Washington
Publisher:
U.S.
Type:
Atlas Map
Type:
Chart Map
State/Province:
Louisiana
Region:
Mississippi River Delta (La.)
Engraver or Printer:
Sands, B. F.
Publication Author:
Bache, A. D.
Publication Author:
United States Coast Survey
Pub Type:
Chart Atlas
Author:
Bache, A. D.
Date:
1852
Delta of the Mississippi.
